Pittsburgh City Council Boosts LGBTQ Protections
Pittsburgh’s NPR affiliate reports: With little discussion, Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed three bills intended to provide further safeguards to LGBTQ Pittsburghers. Councilor Barb Warwick introduced the bills at the end of June to extend more protections to the local queer community. The first bill prohibits the withholding or denial of “elective medical … The post Pittsburgh City Council Boosts LGBTQ Protections appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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Pittsburgh’s NPR affiliate reports:
With little discussion, Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed three bills intended to provide further safeguards to LGBTQ Pittsburghers. Councilor Barb Warwick introduced the bills at the end of June to extend more protections to the local queer community. The first bill prohibits the withholding or denial of “elective medical care which would normally be provided to a person, but for that person’s real or perceived gender identity or expression.”
The second bill aims to pre-emptively shield the LGBTQ community against being barred from society by future federal legislation by directing the city to de-prioritize enforcement of such a ban or restriction. A third bill lessens the legal penalty for engaging in sex work from a misdemeanor to a summary offense. Warwick and other advocates say LGBTQ individuals have been disproportionately affected by such arrests.
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As anti-trans, anti-drag, and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric floods statehouses across the country, Pittsburgh is staking out a different path: one that centers dignity, self-determination, and mutual protection. https://t.co/Ttpy9vP7Ef
— QBurgh (@QBurghMag) July 9, 2025
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